Main Entry: mu·si·col·o·gy

Pronunciation: \ˌmyü-zi-ˈkä-lə-jē\

Function: noun

Etymology: Italian musicologia, from Latin musica music + -logia -logy

Date: 1909

: the study of music as a branch of knowledge or field of research as distinct from composition or performance

— mu·si·co·log·i·cal \-kə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ adjective

— mu·si·col·o·gist \-ˈkä-lə-jist\ noun